[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 2193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-821]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection Under Review; (Extension of a
currently approved collection); National Corrections Reporting Program.
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The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of
Justice Statistics, has submitted the following information collection
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection is
published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for ``sixty days'' until
March 13, 2000.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact Ellen Wesley, 202-616-3558,
Office of Budget and Management Services, Office of Justice Programs,
U.S. Department of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed collection of information should
address one or more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the function of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of This Information
(1) Type of information collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
(2) The title of the form/collection: National Corrections
Reporting Program.
(3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Forms: NCRP-1A, NCRP-1B,
NCRP-1C, and NCRP-1D. Corrections Unit, Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: State Departments of Corrections. The
National Corrections Reporting Program is the only national level data
collection that provides information on sentence length, expected time
to be served in prison, actual time served by released prisoners,
method of release, time served on parole, type of parole discharge,
offense composition of offenders entering and exiting prison and
parole, and other characteristics of inmates and parolees. The data is
used by Department of Justice officials, the U.S. Congress, prison
administrators, researchers, and policy makers to assess current trends
and patterns in the Nation's correctional populations.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond/reply: It is
estimated that 41 respondents will take an average 2 hours to respond.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 2,196 hours annual burden. If additional
information is required contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy Clearance
Officer, United States Department of Justice, Information Management
and Security Staff, Justice Management Division, Suite 1220, National
Place, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: December 22, 1999.
Brenda E. Dyer,
Department Deputy Clearance Officer, Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 00-821 Filed 1-12-00; 8:45 am]
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